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# Hanukkah in America: A History (Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History, 6) Hardcover – October 14, 2013

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## Customer Reviews

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    From a Minor Holiday to an American Standard
  

*by L***G on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 1, 2020*

I'm not sure what I was expecting when I bought this book, but I thought it was going to be more about how Jewish people have come up against the juggernaut that is Christmas each year and how they counter with a celebration from their own culture that was a minor holiday, but which has expanded in response to being in proximity to the Yuletide frenzy that happens in December.It does indeed address that issue, but is a lot more in depth than that, and delves more deeply into Jewish tradition and pre-Jewish-American-culture customs. In hindsight, I wish I had known a little bit more about the latter to truly appreciate how Hanukkah affected Jews.Again, Hanukkah was a minor holiday on the celebratory calendar, one that did not require you to halt work during the holiday period. However, when Jews migrated in great numbers to the United States, not only did they face Christmas advertising and celebration in every store window and in their children's schools, but they also came into contact with American culture itself, some of which ran counter to Jewish custom from "the old country": longer working hours and working on High Holidays, a narrative of the past that included "action heroes" like the Western pioneers and scouts, greater freedom for women, etc. For instance, Judah Maccabee would be compared to men like Kit Carson and Buffalo Bill Cody, and for Jews he would be considered a patriotic hero who fought against tyranny, like George Washington, the Union soldiers of the Civil War, and the Spanish-American War combatants. It would only be later that the miracle of the oil lasting eight nights and celebrating each night with your family in lighting the menorah would be emphasized more as Hanukkah did go head-to-head with Christmas, to show that both holidays had similarities: celebration of Light, miracles, family gatherings, special food, specific games, and gifts.Not having background in traditional Jewish (read: Orthodox) customs did not keep me from appreciating this book, and how Jewish culture adapted and changed (like my own Italian culture) in order for the immigrants to assimilate as Americans yet keep their Jewish heritage. Enjoyable and approachable if you are looking for a more scholarly study.

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    Scholarly and readable
  

*by L***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 27, 2013*

An excellent investigation of Hanukkah, why and how the holiday has changed from obscure to one of the big three Jewish holidays in American.  Ashton's book is accesible to non-scholars, but contains all the underpinnings that will appeal to academics.  For everyone who has ever thought that Hanukkah is just a response to Christmas, this book will give you a deeper and richer understanding of the American Jewish  celebration practices.  Ashton has a clear and readable style.  Suitable for home and temple libraries!

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    Scholarly Work
  

*by A***. on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 8, 2014*

If you enjoy reading a text book you will find this book interesting.  I found it surprising that Americans have tried to make Chanukah a Jewish Christmas celebration for so many years; thinking it was a modern phenomenon.. .

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